How Allure Editors Prep for Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week is almost here and everyone at Allure is in overdrive. We're trawling through invites and continuously adding shows, events, and parties to our already packed schedules. But that's not the only last-minute prep required. Case in point: Beauty editor Angelique Serrano has been been shoe shopping. "I needed a new pair of black flats, but I ended up buying a new pair of black Marc by Marc Jacobs platform heels instead," she says. "And a new black sweater, black pants, and a black Stella McCartney evening dress." Style director Siobhan Bonnouvrier is making sure that all of her clothes are dry-cleaned, as is special correspondent Jeffrey Slonim. "There is no time to do anything extraneous whatsoever during fashion week," he says. Editorial assistant Alison Caporimo has booked a spray tan, and editorial assistant Sophia Panych has scheduled a manicure (she's planning to go for an eye catching teal shade—"Amy" by Julep). And because assistant editor Daisy Shaw knows that stamina is key, she's been upping her workouts for the past few weeks. "They help balance the stress that always surrounds fashion week," she says. "And, with backstage call times as early as 7 a.m., I won't have as much time to fit them in once it all starts."

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